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say he did not come around again the following season. | 
The best way to. propagate this class in the South is by 
layering. Take a few branches down from the porch 
or trellis that it is trained upon and allow them to lie 
flat on the ground; cut the leaves off a few of. the joints, 
and make an incision about half way through on a joint 
with a knife, and by means of a hooked peg fasten it 
securely to the ground; a little soil may also be put over 
it at this place. This may be done in a few places upon 
the same branch, according to the length of it, and if 
given plenty of time will form roots at this point, after 
which they may be detached from the parent plant and 
removed to where they may be intended to grow. Thou- 
sands of fine roots of Clematis are annually imported to 
this country from France and Holiand, where they are 
grown extensively, the climate there being most suited 
to its growth. The great heat of our Summers is the 
hardest test the Clematis has to stand. It is always best 
for this reason to plant them on the north side of the 
house, with a full exposure to that point. They will of 
course do well on any of the other sides of the house, but 
if it suits your purpose as well put them on the north 
side, as we have seen them attain finer perfection ina 
situation of this kind than in the other positions named. 
